Shock-absorber.



, F. X. MUDD.

8300K Assouan.

APPLIOATION FILED 00T. 23, 1313.

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I Be ie 4known that' i, l'iiANCIe K. ozio, :i f ,citizen yo: the Unitefl States? ieeiulingj 'l @il cago, in 'the county 0i Cook and (Si le oi' Illinois, have invented e new :md Useful Shock-Absorber, of which lillev 'oll-omfmq'is-3 a eviold for h wire cables 'lymf other '-65 (me eifle o line il@ use,`1nore especially, on einem@ ix.

- A shookmbsorber, of the sume ge y; lever ieffspew -structlonae that herein shown ifea. ite feier-um ille 1' Ly-shzii l joul'lmle'd in im-'ard patti oi? 'elle frame. 70 leverv is vrepresse-1ile@ on ing my '.improvem'en't, ie in quite extensive "use on' eutomobilei, 'and compiiees 'i1-wo er tial members', each Consisting ei" mfatingeib one end in e liezu l, it in loe infn-ny other one amil is ,sitaoliecl lo 'elle lof l l nml. )glieli other follie elf-leef ille Veille e., e 1' in mutable position onl ille heads moet. mid' are. fee clby :1spx.il1g )mvl 75 wjbliei interlocking meeting; facce. `'ilielaierin dif-- vice., which ie applied to mieli spring, l only` pou ne el throw The shockto eacllrea? sping is eel.; for permenency, bei' ai? the eide of thegrame opposite as to its comparatively uliyielding miracles- Iliad in Fig. has the cables 1Q conin its opei'ative position wloereiii lfb olielzmice H mili lhe opposite ends olie arose-hemd m 'the full resileritaeton oi the vehicle simil on. lie eluzii, jue?, like Vthe lever 2G but',

desirable in rriding on ei'noolli ieee-fl, joel; for williout upper handle-'equipped section.

the' purpose of preventing; that'. fiction on en* "-.lo sei; ille tf1;o shocli-ebeorbersshow@ on countering roughfroad er clearing el the arde m Eig-Lille @pointing level" etruclions or rute, ihei'e'by to avoid 'undue i w11 io' the position 1represented, in the 85` 8@ oscillations of the Vehicle body. l drawing to zum c-heV roolslmft-and aotuzite The object of my invenion is lo piorlzie tlze epi'oekee towel-k -@he mutsen the thread.-

a Shocleabsorbei Whiclislmll li noimaily in ed ende oiflhe plus carrying them against the inoperative condition, but readily rendered mie hem J l2, encl `lieeby clamp ,the three operativewlienever @collision arises im: op of ,web flemme into friotional engege- 90 plyngit. L their opposing i"'ac`es. v This'e-ngegel In the accompanying clmwliiy "Wliioil may be instemtaneously effected v is a broken plan skeleton View ,o l. thawing the lever E23, and. which is' oi en automobile equipfiefl with .my imfi e long ee the lever is held in proved Shock-absorber on. ea'oli of," iis; from "l 1'lloekstogei'herihememmi fio axle springs; Fig. 21 is an @nl fed. loro l 1 shook-absoiber to render it View ofl the same in eie ele'ifzi L pm'posewlxile by throwing 3 is an enlarged section eli line s io the enti of its: hiow in The ile-ame 5 need' conaiii no lion ille 'parte er restored novelty. '-R is supported'oii the noperative cond mn. it ma 4% (as'it ordinarily is also on sillons; between lie emis of.

not shown) through iihe ii i v ojpemi'ing level? ity :actuales springs secured' to the "by 'li i threads of the plus lio Shown of the spring 8 in Figa 9,. o ik, 12 and 15 Wh lesser o1' absorber, with which .emile Spring; 'e of lightness, thereby to renlo@ ovvid'ed, `colfnprsee; as its peei'efrei ooi e ebsorbers more or lees yieldtion, two parallel'aims 9 ein?. il@ epeeecl een neequene degrees ofl :i'eeilient .and pinned iat one emi to eiflem l of "he epiinbs E.l l V frame, these'arms tennumliiig 'fi' op mm; be the brakelei'ei of the 'le-the shock-abgewichen to im l each epphcalzlon of the lioweeei; aimee It is frequently de-l site epds in correepolfiding.;x @emular heads i dsk's'l let' intotheir' imei" dieliezl "feeds with or obstruct the full 4resilient action of the vehicle-springs, but may be'readily and quickly caused to do so to any desired degree Whenever' occasion arisesfor applying it in the manner described. y

I realize that considerable variation is possible in .the details of'construction thus specifically vvshown and ',described, and I do not 'intend by4 `illustrating a single specific or preferred embodiment of my invention to be llimited thereto; my intention being in the -follo'wn 20 claims to claim protection upon all the nove y there may be in my invention as 'broadlyas the state of the art will permit.

'- 'l' l, ,hat I claim as new .and desire to secure j 'Letters Patent is:

ll'. The combination with a vehicle having .supporting spring, of a shock-absorber in- Qterposed between the vehicle and spring and normally in inoperative condition relative to the--jincvements of said parts, and vmeans -adapt'dto be operated from a distant part of the f vehicle to place said shock-absorber in and out of operation.

'2'. The combination With a 'vehicle'having `a supporting spring, of a shock-absorber interposed between the vehicle and spring and normally in inoperative condition relative tothe movement of said parts, comprising frictional shock-absorbing. members normally out of frictional contact and having annular heads, a pin connecting said heads and having a threaded end, a' nut Working 40 on the pin-thread, and means adapted to be operated from a distant part of the vehicle to actuate the nut to force said annular heads into frictional contact or to withdraw them therefrom.

3. A shoclrabsorber comprisinga pair of arms having annular heads and an arm having an annular head extending bet-Ween said first-named heads, a pin connecting said heads, having a threaded end, a d a nut Working on the .pin-thread and provided With a sprocket by which to turn the nut for releasably clamping theheads together.

4f. In an automobile, shock-absorbers each comprising arms secured, respectively, to the vehicle-frame and to an axle at the springs thereon and terminating in annular heads, a

pinconnecting theannular heads, having a threaded end, and 'a nut Working on the pinthread and provided with a sprocket, a rockshaft journaled in theforward part ofsaid frame and` carrying an operating Iever, chain-connections between the sprocketsv and said shaft, a segmental rack supported on the shaft near said lever, and a pawl on the e5 .operating lever to cooperate with said rack,

for the purpose set forth.l Y

' FRANCIS X; MUDD.

In presence ofv-l i D. C. THORSEN, O. C. AvlsUs. 

